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South Africa have called up the uncapped pair of Wayne Parnell and Imran Tahir for the final Test against England in Johannesburg. Tahir, the former Pakistan A leg-spinner, is an especially eye-catching addition to the fifteen-man squad at a venue where slow bowling can be effective. He and left-arm pace bowler Parnell join the XI who were held to a draw in the third Test at Newlands yesterday, plus batsman Alviro Petersen and all-rounder Ryan McLaren. Parnell is a limited-overs regular for South Africa but has yet to feature in Test cricket, despite having been named in several squads. At 30, Tahir has had a varied career with Hampshire, Middlesex, Yorkshire and South African domestic outfit Easterns.
